Lufthansa Cargo has set up a company – Handling Counts – to provide freight handling services for both itself and airfreight forwarders.
Lufthansa Cargo’s new wholly owned subsidiary will begin operating initially at the Frankfurt base, but plans to extend its activities later across the whole of Germany.
According to Karl-Heinz Köpfle, board member, operations at Lufthansa Cargo, in the physical cargo handling area, Handling Counts will be absolutely competitive in terms of both costs and efficiency.
With an initial workforce of up to 100, Handling Counts will provide services for Lufthansa Cargo. It will also seeking to exploit market opportunities that come on stream at Frankfurt Airport, and will participate in competitive bidding for handling services put out to tender by airfreight forwarders and airlines.
Handling Counts managing director Christian Haug stated that the company’s objective is to rank among the Top 3 warehouse logistics services providers in Frankfurt.
At start-up, Handling Counts will be based on the Lufthansa Cargo complex in CargoCity North, but the medium-term plan is to move its operation to CargoCity South.
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